Cannes International Film Festival

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News about Cannes International Film Festival, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

May. 26, 2014

Manohla Dargis notes that Olivier Assayas film Clouds of Sils Maria was one of strongest entries in Cannes Film Festival but won no prizes, dividing audiences and critics alike with its inquiry into nature of cinema, itself. MORE

May. 25, 2014

Turkish film Winter Sleep, directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, wins Palme d'Or at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival; the 3 hour and 16 minute philosophical talk fest about life and death, good and evil, had been a critics' favorite in a competition lineup many deemed solid if lacking in revelations. MORE

May. 25, 2014

American Foundation for Aids Research annual benefit at 2014 Cannes Film Festival raises $35 million, roughly $10 million more than organization raised in 2013; benefit's growing success offers sign of how Cannes has increasingly become weeklong bacchanal of global capitalism. MORE

May. 23, 2014

Manohla Dargis holds that Jean-Luc Godard film Goodbye to Language, 70-minute 3-D extravaganza rife with layers and metaphor, is challenging and electrifying highlight in otherwise staid program at Cannes Film Festival. MORE

May. 22, 2014

Gilles Jacob, president of Cannes Film Festival since 2000, reflects on his legacy as he prepares to step down; Jacob has made deep impression on festival's culture, especially in terms of avoiding commercial pressure in film selection. MORE

May. 19, 2014

Manohla Dargis notes that Gabe Polsky documentary film Red Army, about rise and fall of Soviet hockey, is one of handful of noteworthy and enjoyable films at this year's Cannes Film Festival. MORE

May. 18, 2014

A beach-club celebration complete with whip and mask party favors is held for “Welcome to New York,” but the film has generated controversy in France. MORE

May. 16, 2014

Manohla Dargis Critic's Notebook; Cannes International Film Festival opens, with buzz focusing on shortage of female directors in competition, film Tibuktu, return of Jean-Luc Godard and a young director's suicide. MORE

May. 14, 2014

Plans to premiere Olivier Dahan film Grace of Monaco, about actress Grace Kelly's marriage to Prince Rainier III, at Cannes film festival has stirred controversy by conflicting with Weinstein Company's plans for releasing film; Harvey Weinstein, who apparently was not informed of premiere, has said he does not feel that film is complete. MORE

Apr. 28, 2014

The jury includes the actresses Carole Bouquet of France, Leila Hatami of Iran and Jeon Do-yeon of South Korea; the Mexican actor and director Gael García Bernal; and the director Sofia Coppola, among others. MORE

May. 27, 2013

While the Tunisian culture minister offered congratulations to Abdellatif Kechiche, the French-Tunisian director, it was unclear if his sexually explicit “Blue Is the Warmest Color” would be shown in Tunisia. MORE

May. 24, 2013

After rounding up the latest red-carpet culprits in Cannes, you begin to wonder if there is real fashion, or, indeed, a real person. MORE

May. 24, 2013

Manohla Dargis observes that 2013 Cannes Film Festival feels somewhat muted, partly because no single movie has overwhelmed festival-goers. MORE

May. 20, 2013

Manohla Dargis observes that Coen brothers' comedy film Inside Llewyn Davis, which follows a New York folk musician, injected some levity into the Cannes Film Festival. MORE

May. 19, 2013

Op-Ed article by cultural critic Agnes C Poirier reflects on legacy of Jerry Lewis, who will be honored at Cannes Film Festival as towering figure in cinema. MORE

May. 18, 2013

Thieves rip a safe from wall of a hotel room near Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, and make off with around $1 million worth of jewelry. MORE

May. 17, 2013

Manohla Dargis notes this year's Cannes Film Festival opened with Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby, reminder of the event's longstanding special relationship with Hollywood studios. MORE

Apr. 30, 2013

“Only Lovers Left Alive” stars Tom Hiddleston and Tilda Swinton as paramours who drift apart and reunite over the centuries. MORE

Apr. 18, 2013

New films from Nicolas Winding Refn and Roman Polanski will also be in competition at Cannes next month. MORE

Mar. 12, 2013

Feb. 28, 2013

Gilles Jacob, the president of the Cannes festival, said: “When this year I was told ‘E.T., phone home,’ I understood and immediately replied: ‘At last!’ ” MORE

Nov. 4, 2012

Michael Haneke’s new film, Amour, winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes, stars Jean-Louis Trintignant and Emmanuelle Riva as a loving aging couple facing infirmity; film is a departure for Haneke, whose films have been described as 'cinema of cruelty.' MORE

May. 28, 2012

Austrian director Michael Haneke is awarded the Palme d’Or at the 65th Cannes Film Festival for his movie Amour, a story of love and death focusing on an elderly Parisian couple. MORE

May. 26, 2012

Film director Michael Haneke answers questions about his latest movie Amour, which has won praise at the Cannes Film Festival. MORE

May. 25, 2012

Manohla Dargis Critic's Notebook asserts that judges' antipathy toward risk-taking films at the 65th Cannes Film Festival is reflective of an ungenerous and unadventurous mindset; points to Leos Carax movie Holy Motors and Lee Daniels movie The Paperboy as objects of scorn. MORE

May. 21, 2012

Manohla Dargis comments that Michael Haneke's latest film Amour, about a couple in their 80s, is warmly received in its premiere at the 65th Cannes Film Festival; also notes that Cristian Mungiu film Beyond the Hills is another strong competition entry at the festival. MORE

May. 18, 2012

Manohla Dargis describes the scene at the opening night dinner of the 56th annual Cannes International Film Festival. MORE

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